Chapter 1 - A new approach for complex problems: The Scrum team is in the Middle of Sprint. The Burn Down indicates that there is a big divergence between planned burned rate and actual Burn rate. The Inference is

a) The Scrum master did not plan the Sprint properly.
b) There is more remaining work to do than originally anticipated.
c) There is less remaining work to do than originally anticipated.
d) The Developers need to re- plan as soon as possible.

Question

The Scrum team is in the Middle of Sprint. The Burn Down indicates that there is a big divergence  between planned burned rate and actual Burn rate. The Inference is

a) The Scrum master did not plan the Sprint properly. 
b) There is more remaining work to do than originally anticipated.
c) There is less remaining work to do than originally anticipated.
d) The Developers need to re- plan as soon as possible.

Avinash Upadhyay · Accepted Answer

d) The Developers need to re- plan as soon as possible.

The actual progress is different from what was forecast by the team. So the team has to re plan to meet the Sprint Goal. Others answers are incorrect because though there is divergence, there is no indication if the team is ahead or behind. Also the Scrum master is not the Owner of the planning. Correct answer is "d"

Chapter 1 - A new approach for complex problems

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